The number of illegal Pay-TV connections in Latvian households declined by 20%

The number of illegal or pirate Pay-TV connections in Latvian households has declined by 20% compared to the situation in 2015, reveals a recent research "The volume of illegal Pay-TV broadcasting in Latvia" conducted by Associate Professor Arnis Sauka and the Association “For legal content!” Accordingly, by 23% or 56,000, the number of individuals using Pay-TV illegal connection services has declined from 244,000 in 2015 to 187,000 last year.

The members of the association are actively fighting against the distribution of TV and films without the permission of the producer or supplier. They also facilitate legal broadcasting of the TV on the telecommunications market, maintaining active cooperation with the competent authorities of Latvia, namely the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEMMC), the State Police Economic Crime Enforcement Department (SP ECED), the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the State Revenue Service (SRS), the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia (MoC), the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia (MoF), the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia (MoT), associations of the information and communication technology industry etc., and get involved with specific proposals suggested by the industry representatives to develop binding laws and regulations in order to minimise and eradicate the activities of illegal TV service providers in Latvia.

Since 2016, when the association "For Legal Content!" (link to WHO WE ARE) actively started working on its long-term and short-term goals (link to OUR GOALS), it has started intensive cooperation with the competent authorities of Latvia as well as international organisations and associations, and its members have joined pre-existing task forces, as well as initiated new task forces within the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Justice, the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia, etc.

The members of the association are actively fighting against the distribution of TV and films without the permission of the producer or supplier. They also facilitate legal broadcasting of the TV on the telecommunications market, maintaining active cooperation with the competent authorities of Latvia, namely the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEMMC), the State Police Economic Crime Enforcement Department (SP ECED), the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the State Revenue Service (SRS), the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia (MoC), the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia (MoF), the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia (MoT), associations of the information and communication technology industry etc., and get involved with specific proposals suggested by the industry representatives to develop binding laws and regulations in order to minimise and eradicate the activities of illegal TV service providers in Latvia.